Linus Banghart-LinnNov 19, 2022
Pwnallthethings

Good advice for folks running open Mastodon instances in the US, regarding DMCA registration.

Doing this early isn't too much work or cost, but will avoid *much* more costly (time and $) problems later, especially if you have a large general-purpose and open instance https://twitter.com/rahaeli/status/1593819064161665024

rahaeli on Twitter

“Hey, US folks newly running Mastodon instances: do Future You a *huge* favor, mitigate your potential liability, and register with the copyright office and designate an agent to receive DMCA reports *right now*. https://t.co/HTPtaCYGBh”

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Nov 19, 2022 at 5:52pmWeb
Show threadJPNov 19, 2022
@adam
Show threadProgGrrlNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings cc @keith
Show threadPokemod97Nov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings @ariadne not sure how treehouse systems is setup.
Show threadAriadne Conill 🐰Nov 20, 2022
@Pokemod97 @Pwnallthethings we have a registered dmca agent (me), but this will change when we launch the 501(c)3 next month
Show threadronin3510  🛰️Nov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings @jerry @nova
Show threadDan Nov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings paging @jerry
Show threadf00f/eris/continuum/etcNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings I feel like the open-source world as a whole, maybe even the whole Internet, is very brazen about copyright. To be fair, suing an open-source project or a middle-class small website admin is bad PR as well as unprofitable, but that's no guarantee it won't happen. Especially if Mastodon instances have no legal representation, unlike the big open-source projects.
Show threadMike FraserNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings Anybody know if there's a Canadian equivalent?
Show threadmoliverNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings What if I'm living in the US and run an offshore instance?
Show threadNate KingNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings
@jerry this is probably something to get ahead of on infosec.exchange if you haven't already
Show threadZoeNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings Hmm, guess I'll turn off timeline access on my personal instance.
Show threadElias FoxNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings still waiting on my activation email. I wonder if they're getting slammed with requests?
Show threadStephen BakerNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings
It's unfortunate that we still have to kowtow to the #copyright industry.
Show threadStephen Bannasch (316 ppm)Nov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings And if you to view @rahaeli's twitter thread on a web page here's the unroll: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1593819064161665024.html
Thread by @rahaeli on Thread Reader App

@rahaeli: Hey, US folks newly running Mastodon instances: do Future You a *huge* favor, mitigate your potential liability, and register with the copyright office and designate an agent to receive DMCA reports *right ...…

Show threadChris MerrillNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings @seb
Show threadThe Ghost of GCNov 19, 2022
@Pwnallthethings ugh.
Show threadThe Ghost of GCNov 19, 2022

@Pwnallthethings

i thought it would be fun to set up an instance, but it's getting to be A LOT.

Show threadJust RussNov 20, 2022
@Pwnallthethings Just got my server working properly. Guess I'll be repurposing it. 😞
Show threadphongnNov 20, 2022

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@david